007's Shocking Future

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan had little to say about his script for Bond 23, but what he did say has sure got Bond fans curious.

"It is a shocking story," Morgan said of Bond 23 in an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kurier. Well, what does that mean exactly? Do they kill off a major character? Does James Bond quit the service and become a Soviet agent? Whatever the case may be, Morgan's cryptic comment has fan sites such as MI6 and CommanderBond buzzing.

Morgan, whose credits include The Queen, Frost/Nixon and The Damned United, also revealed that he wrote the script from July to October of this year, but that all work on Bond 23 has been put on hold until at least February 2010 due to MGM's current financial woes and potential sale.

Series stars Daniel Craig and Judi Dench have both recently suggested that Bond 23 aims to start shooting in late 2010 or early 2011.